Food security/sufficiency

Health and food security developments health programs are mostly based on cost intensive allopathic approaches food assistance, which improves food security, while at the same time hinders independency and self-sufficiency. 

Within 50 years different land use systems have - partly successively, partly simultaneously - dominated the agricultural practice. Until the 1960s the traditional system was driven from within, the relation of the production, the maintenance of the production-basis and the population density were balanced. This system was mainly based on self-sufficiency. There was hardly any external trade, innovation was derived from within and on-farm research was carried out. All the social functions were locally divided within the family/extended family or the community -production, food security, conservation of resources, production of medicines, advising, and trade (see Table 1, Table 2, and Table 3). In their fulfilment of the daily duties, people were dependent on each other. There were barely any innovations, neither negative nor positive, introduced from outside the system. 

However, palm oil producers, especially Malaysia still need to convince the public that they consider seriously the matter of sustainability. They have the conscience to protect the environment and put a perfect balance between economic consideration, environmental issues, and future sustenance. In the context of palm oil as source of edible oil and fermentative substrates for PHA biosynthesis or as far as food security issue is concerned, it is the responsibility of the oil palm industries to ensure sufficient supply of edible oil to meet both current and future demands (Berck and Bigman 1993). If this could be achieved, then we can ensure the uninterrupted supply of palm oil for PHA production without affecting palm oil-based food industries. 

Taylor, M. R., 1998. Food safety 1997-Driving Forces and Emerging Trends. In Food Safety, Sufficiency, and Security, CAST Special Publ No. 21, 18-24. 

Infrastructure and services, such as health, education, and roads, provided by the government but not by means of the PSNP will be supplied to rural communities at sufficient levels to adequately support the food-security status of households living within the communities. 

The experimental diets were similar except for chicken and soy beans. A batch of the latter was generously provided by Dr. M. Teel of the Agronomy Department of the University. These beans were a strain that when cooked, could be eaten in fairly large amounts without any discomfort. To minimize dietary variation during the study, similar foods were served each day except for the chicken and soy beans. The chicken was secured from the University commissary in a large lot which was sufficient to last throughout the study. All foods were acceptable to the subjects who had no complaints about their taste. 

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